It wasn't all that long ago that Edgar Renteria was considered among the top three or four shortstops in the game ... and if his Opening Day performance forecasts anything (hint: it usually doesn't), it's that Renteria could be headed back to those lofty heights. In the Braves' 10-inning victory today, Renteria hit both the game-tying and the game-winning home runs, essentially giving the Braves the Opening Day win. What's especially funny is that Renteria tried to bunt the first two pitches of his 10th-inning at bat, and after failing twice, swung away, hitting the game-winner.
"I'm a bunting guy," said Renteria, who has 82 career sacrifices. "I'll try and move the guy to second every time. That's my game. Sometimes you hit the ball good and the ball goes out."The basic statistical consensus suggests that it's usually a bad idea to sacrifice bunt, because a single out is usually far more valuable than moving a runner from first to second ... but if ever there was an anecdotal argument against the sacrifice bunt, Renteria's at bat is it.
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4-03-2007 @ 11:08PM
jonathan berr said...
Not to be picky or anything but the Braves won in 10 innings not the Phillies.
What's the deal with the anonymous bylines on your blog? You guys wanted by the authorities or something?
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4-03-2007 @ 11:23PM
PostmanE said...
Jonathan:
Where does it say the Phillies won? Take another look through that thing ...
And the anonymous name is so my mom doesn't know I'm on the internet. She gets mad when I tie up the phone line with our 56k modem.
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